Evening Star Newspaper, October 11, 1928, Page 6

5 : SCHOOLS N COUNTY NEAR CONPLETION Mantgomery Education Board Gets Report of Architects. THREE CLUBS FORMED. Hoover-Curtis Workers Active in Prince Georges County. Special Dispatch to The Star. RIVERDALE, Md., October 11.—Three Hoover-Curtis clubs have been organ- ized within the last week in Prince Georges County by Mrs, William A. Chase. * Mrs. Cordelia Stewart is chairman of the club formed at Lanham; Mrs. Mary Enos is chairman of that for woman voters organized at Lenox, and the Hoover-Curtis Club for men and women formed at Riverdale Heights is headed by J. W. Psifer, with William H. Mc- Ginty secretary. Miss Elsie Grinder is Special Dispatch to The Star. | ROCKVILLE, Md., October 11— | Howard W. Cutler, archjtect, has com- | plied with a request of the County | Board of Cducation that he submit a i ss of school con- | ion in the county. According to the report, the work on the East Silver Spring building will be completed by ber 26; the Takoma Park elementary building, by October 30; the Glen Echo-Cabin John building, by October 15: the Takoma Park-Silver | Spring by January 1; the Be! Y building. by Oc- | 0, and the Rockville High School buflding by December 20. | Regarding (he Somerset School, the report, states that the building will be completed by November 1, r 24 days in | advance of the 100 working days speci- | fied in the contract Although the Somerset building, cording to Prof. Edwin W. Proome, ty superintendent of schools, could d into service mext Monday, of the building for school pur- be deferred may be galy dricd. ne recommendation of the of which William H. Mc- Board of Educa- fon was charman, the educational board has decided fo purchase ore acre adjoining the school property at Unity for use as a playgréund, thé price m‘ b2 $500 Prof. Broome has announced appoint- ment of Mrs, Parker Dodge, Henry D. | Boynton and Charles W. Ripp=r as | trustees of the new school at Somerset, | and Waldon V. King as trustee of the | school at Kingsley. MRS. BRENNAN ELECTED | BY CATHOLIC WOMEN Montgdery County Organization to Meet Next Year at Forest Glen. Special Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md.. October 11.—MTrs. John C. Brennan of Washingtor was made president of the Federation of Catholic Women’s Clubs of Montgomery County, at the annual meeting of the organization in St. Mary’s Hall here yesterday afternoon, - succeeding Miss Agnes Fenwick, who headed the federa- tion seven years and declined another re-election. = Others chosen followed: Vice president. Mrs. John Rome of Ger- mantown; secretary, Mrs. Lena Griffith of Gaithersburg: treasurer, Mrs. Roger Shaw of Rockville; parliamentarian, Mrs, John Victory of Siltver Spring; auditor, Miss Evelyn Schwartz of Gaith- ersburg; directors, Mrs. Harry Fiske of Dickerson; Mrs. Hannah Schwartz of Gaithersburg, Mrs. Charles Gartner of Gaithersburg, Mrs. David H. Warfield of Rockville, Mrs. Lawrence Flack of Kensington and Mrs. Willlam Harding and Miss Katherine Butler of Silver Spring. | The meeting wes attended by approxi- | mately 200 members of 12 clubs. Mrs. Roger Shaw of St. Mary’s Sewing Club of Rockville welcomed’the visitors, and | Miss Fenwick gave a resume of activ- ities. Short talks were given by Rev. Howard Bishop of Clarksville, Rev. P. J. R“fhle of Barnesville, Rev. John S. Cuddy of Gaithersburg, Rev. John T. Coolahan of Rockville, Rev. Charles O. Rosensteel of Forest Glen and Rev. James J. O'Connor of Bethesda. A letter from Archbishop Curley was | read. The federation accepted an invita- | tion of Court Forest Glen, Catholic tes Daughters of America, to hold next year's annual meeting at Forest Glen. el $701 RELIEF RAISED. Arlington County Nears Quota in Drive for Hurricane Aid. Special Dispatch to The Star. ¢ CLARENDON, Va., October 11.—The executive committee of Arlington County Chapter, American Red Cross, last night announced that $701.04 had been received for relief of storm sufferers of the Porto Rico and Florida areas. The county's quota has been fixed at $800, and the committee announced that spe- cial effort will be put forth to have the county exceed this goal before the close of the week. Latest contributions are: St. Charles Catholic Church of Clarendon, $50; St. Agnes Catholic Church of Cherrydale, $15; Radinor Heights Citizens’ Associa- tion, $29.85; county public schools in addition to amount previously reported, $5; Mrs. John Gary, $2. MRS. SIX, 97, REGISTERS. Frederick County Woman, Repub- lican, Among 97 New Voters. Bpecial Disvatch (o The Star. FREDERICK, Md., October 11.— Among the 4.587 new voters who reg tered this Fall in Frederick County was Mrs. Lucretia .Staley Six, 97-years-old, of Thurmont, who\affiliated with the Republicans and announced her ad- miration for Herbert Hoover. The Republicans swelled their ‘major- ity in the county to 894, a8 420 more Republicans than Democrats registeresd. A substantial Democratic majority was maintained in the city. The registra- tion for the two days was the largest in the history of the county, election officials announe~d today when complete figures were labulated. AUTO KILLS MAN, 70. Special Dispatch to The Star. LEESBURG, Va. October 11— ‘Thomas Reed. a retired miller, died in Loudoun County Hospital here last night of injuries received when he was run down by an automobile in the business district of Round Hill. The accident occurred at 6:30 o'clock | last night, when Reed was crossing the street. David Rhodes, driver of the machine, said Reed stepped from be- hind another machine and the head- light prevented him from seeing the secretary of the Lanham club, which was formed yesterday afternoon. BLUEMONT RALLY SET. Democrats to Hear Three Speakers Tomorrow Night. Special Dispatch to The Star. PURCELLVILLE, Va. October 11— Plans are being made for a big Demo- cratic rally in the hall at Bluemont tomorrow. * J. A. Truesdell of Blusmont will preside. Wilbur C. Hall of Lees- | burg. member of the House of Delezates | and chairman of the State finance com- | mittee: Rice Hooe, lawyer of Washing- | ton and King George County, Va., and | E. E. Garrett. lawyer, of Leesburg, will | speak. Tt will be the third of a series of | meetings under auspices of the Loudoun | County Democratic committee. Two | others are being arranged—one at | Round Hill, October 17, when Repre- | sentative R. Walton Moore and Wilbur C. Hall will speak, and one at Purcell- ville, October 18. ALEXANDRIA. ALEXANDRIA, Va., _October (Special). —Frank Cook “was bruised last night when a motor cycle he was riding on Frankiin street struck an automobile operated by C. C. Brown of eGorge Washington Park. He was | taken to the Alexandria Hospital. His | motor cycle was wrecked, while Brown's | car was damaged. C. P, Hammill, 31 years old, of Wood- bridge. Va., and Lewis E. Balton, 23, of | Fort Humphreys, Va., each was fined $70.50 in Police Court this morning on | charges of violating the prohibition law. John Travers, 71, and eGorge Padgett, 30, were fined $14 each for drunken- ness. Twenty-five laborers are dismantling | the steel buildings of the defunci Virginia Shipbuilding Corporation, and the material is being shipped to a Norfolk junk dealer, who purchased the strucfure at a recent auction sale. The wooden buildings are not being razed. An auction sale of the admin- istration building of the shipbuilding firm is to be held Saturday at 11 am. The building, estimated to be worth ap- proximately $80,000 brought only $5,000 at a recent sale and Judge D. Lawrence Groner of the United States Court for the eastern district of Vir- ginia ordered it resold. i An examination for privates and corporals of the Alexandria Light Infantry who aspire to fill a sergeant’s vacancy will be held by Capt. W. Cameron Roberts in the Armory Hall tonight. X 11 Nurses Plan Bazaar. ‘The Alexandria Hospital Nurses’ Alumnae have received many valuable articles for a Christmas bazaar, October 25, 26 and 27. The bazaar will be stag- ed for the purpose of raising funds for the founding of a permanently endow- ed department dedicated to the mem- ory of the late Miss Emma Giles. The department will be established in the hospital when the new wing is erected. | The local chapter of the American | Red Cross has nearly completed its | work in the drive for funds for the relief of hurricane sufferers in Porto | Rico and Florida. A fotal of $837.66 | has been collected of $1,000 quota. Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Creicher Schwarzman, widow of An- drew Schwarzman, who died Tuesday night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. William H. Cook, at 921 Cameron street, were held at the late residence this afternoon. Burial was in Bethel Ceme- Ty. Mrs. Schwarzman was born in Read- ing, Pa, July 13, 1846, and for 35 years made her home in this city. She is survived by the following children: George H., John U., Arthur, Joseph E. and Andrew Schwarzman, and Mrs. Willilam H. Cook, all of this city; Mrs, Wilbur Jones of Falls Church, Mrs. William Driscoll and Mrs. Harry Dick of Washington, and Mrs. John Hayes of Millville, N. C. Also numbered among her survivors are 27 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Card Party Committee. The committee in charge of arrange- ments for the Holy Cross Alumnae card party, which will be given at St. Mary's Academy October 17, has been named as follows: Miss Eleanor Nugent, chairman; Misses Helen Nugent, Cornelia Nugent, Ella Hill, Marie Greene, Helen Kraft and Mrs. Francis H. Fannon. The Hoover-Curtis ‘Democratic Club will hold its weekly meeting in the George Mason Hotel tonight at 8 o'clock. Five persons have been admitted to membership in the Alexandria Business and Professional Woman's Club, as fol- lows: Mrs. Mary Rambo, Rambo Beauty Parlor; Miss Ida Heyl, andria High School faculty; Miss Reeta Butler, assistant bookkeeper for Carter Motor Co.; Mrs. Lorraine Watson, Michelbach Furniture Co., and Miss Fanny Carter, superint-ndent of the Alexandria Hosiptal. The club plans a benefit’ card party October 24 at the home of Miss Irma Coleman in Rosemont. Miss Eleanor Watkins is chairman of the committee in charge. A rummage sale will be held October 30, 31 and November 1. A religious pagent, “The Greatest of These,” written by 8. P. Carden of Washington, will be presented by the Epworth League Players of the M. E. Church South Sunday night at 7| a'clockgn the Young People’s Building. Sarefta Lodge, No. 46, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, will meet in Sarepta Home at 510 Wolfe street to- night at 7:30 o'clock. The regular meeting of the board of lady managers of the Alexandria Hos- pital, scheduled for today, has been postponed until October 18. School Benefit Arranged. Special Dispatch to The Star. CLARENDON, Va., October 11.—The second of a series of card parties for the benefit of the Matthew Fontaine Maury School will be held tomorrow evening in the Rucker Building on Wil- son Boulevard under auspices of - the Parent-Teachers’ Association of the school. Mrs. C. R. Taylor and Mrs danger. Miller was 70 years old and a resident of Round Hill. ! Aol ol———[———T5| Special for the Week-End Choice Ro l? 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